Trolling spoon



April 22, 1930. G. F. HARVEY 1,755,647

' TROLLING S POON Filed Oct. 31, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor ttarnqy G. F. HARVEY TROLLING SPOON April 22, 1930.

Filed Oct. 31. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet r: n lb 0 Q i \k ///v a ma.

Attorney 45 the pair of hinged Patented Apr. 22 1930 UNITED T TES 'rnonnme SPOON Application filed October 31,1928, Serial No. 316,310.

The present invention relates to trolling spoons and has for its principal object to provide an article of this character constructed of a pair of hingedly connected sec- .5 tions, arranged one in advance of the other so as to enable the rearmost hinged section to swing from side to side during the movement ofthe spoon through the water, substantially inimitation of the movement of the tail of a fish. v

A further object of the invention is toprop j a i and has its forward ,end formed with an opening 7 for receiving a ring 8jwhe'reby'to attach the ,usual swivel 9 and towhich the fish line is connected. The rear edge lofthe vide an article ofthis character, in which the rearmosthinged section is adapted to cause an irregular movement of the spoon '15 during its movement through the water and thus "to closely imitate the wiggling movementofafisr s 7 Another object is to provide an'attaching 7 means for ahookfalong the rear edge of the r rearmost hinged section of the spoon providing for the vertical adjustment of the hook and through such adjustment to control the extent of the swinging movement of the rearmost hinged section. 7 2 An additional object is to provide a highly efiicient article of this, character, which is capable of being produced in quantities at a relatively low cost and otherwise well adapted for the purpose for which the same is intended. I w r Other objects and advantages reside in the special construction, combination and arrangement of the various elements forming the invention as more fully hereinafter de- 7 scribed and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device,

Figure 2-is a side elevational view showing the rearmost hinged section, or tail swung to an angular position,

Figure 3 is a plan view of the'tail section, Figure4 is a group perspective view of invention, 7

Figure 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially along the line 55 of Figure 1,

Figure 6 1s a similar view taken substanstructed of a pair of hingedlyconnected sectionsfiand 6 respectively. A

shown at 13. .7

An opening 14 is-formed'in the section5 ad- 7 sections constituting the tially along the line 6-6 of Figure 1, and

' Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken alongthe line ,77 of F igurel.

Referring now to th drawing in detail, for the purpose of illustration I have dis-" closed a preferred'embodiment ofthe invention which comprises atrolling spoon of. substantially oval shaped formation and con- The hinged section'5 is disposed forwardly rearsection '6 is also provided with a series 'of openings 10 for likewise receiving a ring of sheet material, preferably highly polished '7 j 7 light weifght metal and disposed in end to end relation, with [the abuttingends of the re.-

spective sections cut at an acute angle as jac'e'nttheforward end of its inclined sedge and a similar opening 15 is also formed adjacen't ith'e 'rear end of the inclinededge of the rear section'6. I

The edges of the opposedsections, adjacent each of said openings, are formed with projections 16 and 17 respectively, each of said projections being bent in the shape of eyes 18, as clearly illustrated in Figures 5 and 7 of the drawings to provide a hinged connection with the openings of the respective sections. 7 V o By reason of such hinged connection, it will be apparent that the rear section 6 is adapted to freely :swing laterally with respect to the forward section 5, during the movement of the spoon through the water. A pair of lugs 19 are secured at the inclined edge 13 of the forward section 5 and form stops for engagement with the edges of the rear section G'Whereby to limit the swinging movement of said rear section, in either direction, beyond a position at right angles to the forward section.

The manner in which these stop members i r 19 operate to restrict the swinging movement of the rear section, is clearly illustrated in Figure 6 of the drawings.

It will be readily appreciated from the foregoing that upon the movement of the spoon through the water that the idle swingingmovement of the rear section 6 Will cause the spoon to travel in an irregular eonrse closely simulating the movementof a fish.

' 10 The freedom of the swinging movement of the rear ection 6 may e controlled by the adjustment of the ring 11 in the various openings 10 provided for that purpose. It is obvious that my invention is susceptible of various changes and modifications in on u ion Wi ho t 1 departing from the spir t of he in ention or the c p of the appended claims, and I accordingly claim all suc orms of the device o which I am en- 7 '0 titled.

Ha ing thus. described my invent on, Wha I claim as news;

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